How to fight stress and how to recognize if we are victims of it? The scholar Hans Selye defines stress as: “the non-specific condition in which the organism finds itself when it has to adapt to the needs imposed by the environment”, in other words, stress is the way in which each of us reacts in the face of difficulties or problems.  So it is not necessarily a bad thing to be stressed as it helps us to overcome obstacles.
However, stress sometimes reaches very high levelswhich affect mood, concentration, but also energy levels, hormonal balance, immune defenses, metabolism. This is due to hectic work rhythms, family problems and discussions, anxieties, financial or health problems, personal frustrations, reduced sleep and moments of relaxation and leisure.

HOW TO FIGHT NEGATIVE STRESS WITH THE RIGHT DIET Diet
plays a fundamental role in stress: we should avoid foods rich in sugars and fats, unfortunately those that when we are stressed we want the most, while we should increase the consumption of legumes, cereals, fruit and vegetables. In particular fruit and vegetables are to be preferred: hydrated foods rich in micronutrients and antioxidants, to be consumed raw where possible, and if you are very stressed not in juices or centrifuged, to avoid a deleterious impact on blood sugar. If stress increases your appetite, opt for small and frequent, balanced meals, with natural foods to nibble on to counteract the sense of hunger. The recommended diet to combat stress is the balanced one with a low glycemic index, but an anti-inflammatory diet rich in alkalizing foods is also excellent. 
An effective natural remedy is adaptogenic plants .
To combat stress I recommend valerian, lemon balm, passion flower, royal jelly, ginseng, ashwagandha, rhodiola, saffron in dry extract (useful against irritability, tension and depressive or anxious symptoms).

HOW TO FIGHT NEGATIVE STRESS WITH LITTLE DAILY CUDDLES
As we have already said, there are several natural remedies that help to deal with stress and improve one’s life.
One such remedy involves breathing control to reduce tension and decrease stress. It is necessary to inhale and exhale slowly, in this way the beat that was previously accelerated returns to be regular by stimulating the parasympathetic system.
Above all, those who work long hours on the computer should take a break of 10 minutes every hour , perhaps listening to relaxing music such as that proposed by numerous portals of oriental philosophy (for example, www.shankara.it, a site dedicated to psycho-physical well-being through yoga and meditation to be practiced with a background of relaxing music).

A very important technique for relieving ourselves of stress is muscle relaxation.
To put it into practice you will need to wear comfortable clothes, choose a room in the house free from disturbing noises and prepare to relax using background music. Lying on a mat or in bed, you have to start relaxing your body starting from the feet: you have to lift your feet towards your body and then stretch them until they touch the floor; we will then move on to the legs that are contracted using the foot placed “hammer” up to the contraction of the pelvis to the buttocks.
Instead, to relax the abdominal muscles, you will need to contract them, while to relax the arms you will have to start from the hands, tightening and slowly releasing the fists and bend the forearm towards the shoulder and release it to relieve the tension. Last but not least remedy to relieve stress is to indulge in a nice warm bath with a few drops of essential oil in water (for example lavender) and also here some relaxing music in the background.